12 WAY TO STORE FRESH CUCUMBERS AT HOME

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In order for cucumbers to stay fresh for a long time, you need to know not only the technology of their storage, but also choose the right fruits.

Selection of fruits for storage

Only cucumbers meeting the following parameters are suitable for storage:

Varieties with good keeping quality (Nezhensky, Murom, Vyaznikovsky, Competitor, Parade).
Small size (approximately 10 cm in length, 3 cm in thickness).
Thick green peel with "pimples" without visible damage.
Dense pulp with small seeds (ground).
The presence of the stalk.

Five tips on how and how much to store cucumbers in the refrigerator

It’s easier to keep cucumbers in the refrigerator, but you won’t leave them there for a long time. 5 popular methods.

Method	Description (placement in the refrigerator, compartment for vegetables)	Safety time
Bowl of cold water	The tails of cucumbers descend into a deep bowl with water at a temperature not exceeding + 8 ° C by 3 cm. Water is changed every day.	4 weeks
Plastic bag	Cucumbers are stacked in a bag. A wet rag is placed on top, moistening it every day.	3 weeks
Paper towel	The fruit is wrapped with a napkin and packaged in a bag without tying.	2 weeks
Egg white	Cucumbers are lowered into the protein and dried (a protective antiviral and antifungal film is created).	3 weeks
Freezing	Fruits are cut into cubes, spread on a tray, covered with a film or food paper. When the workpieces are frozen, pour into plastic bags.	6 months

Grandfather ways

Our ancestors were able to maintain the freshness of cucumbers long before the creation of refrigerators. The effectiveness of these methods has been tested for years. Using them, you can have fresh cucumbers from your garden on the table all winter.

Here are some of the options:

Way	Description
Sand box	The fruits are distributed in wooden boxes with sand, which are placed in the basement. They dig them well into the ground, then the vegetables remain fresh even by the new year.
Cabbage	Even when planting, cucumbers are placed between rows of cabbage. When the ovary appears, it is placed between the cabbage leaves closer to the head of cabbage. Thus, the cucumber will form inside the cabbage and will be stored at the same time as it is.
Well	The fruits are placed in a synthetic net, which is lowered to the bottom of the well, but so that only the stalks touch the water.
Bank	Cucumbers are gently washed with cool water, dried on a waffle towel. The fruits are loosely placed in a large jar, leaving up to a quarter of the height of the container. A burning candle is inserted in the middle (it is good to use decorative candles in metal). After 10 minutes, they roll up the jar with a metal dry lid trying not to extinguish the candle. The latter will burn all the oxygen, thus creating a vacuum in the jar. If you put such a container in a dark place, the vegetables will remain until spring.
Barrel	At the bottom of the oak barrel put the leaves of horseradish, on them cucumbers are laid vertically tightly to each other. The top is also covered with horseradish leaves. Closing the lid put in a pond that does not freeze.
Vinegar	In a container that is not oxidized from acetic acid, 9% vinegar (about 3 cm) is poured into the bottom. They put a stand, cucumbers are placed on it, the latter should not touch the acid. Closed containers are placed in any cool room.
Clay pot	The clay container is filled with cucumbers, pouring with clean sand. Closing the lid is buried in the ground.